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8101 34th Ave S, Suite 340, Bloomington, MN 55425
33 South Sixth St, Suite 4750, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2000 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2119
500 Laurel Avenue, Lower Suite, St. Paul, MN 55102
880 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Riverwood Place, Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN 55118-1736
210 2nd Ave. SW, Suite 105, Milaca, MN 56353
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3800 American Blvd. West, Suite 1500, Bloomington, MN 55431
1015 West St. Germain Street, Suite 300, St. Cloud, MN 56301
2233 University Ave W, Suite 150, St. Paul, MN 55114
2780 Snelling Avenue North, Suite 330, Roseville, MN 55113
Glen Oaks Center, 2E South Pine Drive, Circle Pines, MN 55014
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
111 Waite Avenue North, Waite Park, MN 56387
220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
13911 Ridgedale Dr, Suite 330, Minnetonka, MN 55305
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331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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Sauk Rapids Drug Possession Information
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Minnesota state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine